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  1. Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech

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    I SO miss autosnoozed bundles from Inbox. Game changer. I was pleased to see that there are others out there that miss that platform.

    I SO miss autosnoozed bundles from Inbox. Game changer. I was pleased to see that there are others out there that miss that platform.

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  2. Comment on Can someone explain the appeal of golf to me? in ~sports

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    All it takes is puring an 8 iron from 150 out or letting the big dog eat on a reachable par five and you’ll get it. To pipe that little white ball down Broadway. Sinking a clutch 15 footer for...

    All it takes is puring an 8 iron from 150 out or letting the big dog eat on a reachable par five and you’ll get it. To pipe that little white ball down Broadway. Sinking a clutch 15 footer for birdie. You just need a taste and and then you’ll wish you had a heroine addiction (it would be cheaper.)

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  3. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    Good call on a daily review. I hadn’t considered how a built in check like this might keep me from ignoring to-dos in favor of eliminating emails. Thanks for your thoughts.

    Good call on a daily review. I hadn’t considered how a built in check like this might keep me from ignoring to-dos in favor of eliminating emails. Thanks for your thoughts.

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  4. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    Hey Douchebag, thanks for taking the time to reply. I like your approach to staying organized and getting your bulleted list tasks done.

    Hey Douchebag, thanks for taking the time to reply. I like your approach to staying organized and getting your bulleted list tasks done.

  5. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    Thanks for taking the time to contribute. I really like your Outlook suggestion; specifically the way that ToDos get pulled into your my day view.

    Thanks for taking the time to contribute. I really like your Outlook suggestion; specifically the way that ToDos get pulled into your my day view.

  6. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    I’ll knock on wood for you too. Sounds like a good process.

    I’ll knock on wood for you too. Sounds like a good process.

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  7. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    How frequently do you have orphaned drafts that require pruning? I like this conceptually but I could see it quickly getting unwieldy for me to sift through. What client or platform are you using...

    How frequently do you have orphaned drafts that require pruning? I like this conceptually but I could see it quickly getting unwieldy for me to sift through. What client or platform are you using for your email?

  8. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    Beret4, do you ever find that you’ve got todos in both Obsidian and email? Does it make it harder to work out which ones to pursue? I’m likely overthinking this but every time I add a second place...

    Beret4, do you ever find that you’ve got todos in both Obsidian and email? Does it make it harder to work out which ones to pursue? I’m likely overthinking this but every time I add a second place where I’m prioritizing work the other place gets heavily ignored. Maybe I just need a hug, but it’s a tough habit to build having multiple places where to dos accumulate.

  9. Comment on Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight? in ~life

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    Overbyte, thanks for your reply. Your post forced me to think about some of the choices that I’m making about the way that I’m pursuing my work and opened my eyes up to codified prioritization...

    Overbyte, thanks for your reply. Your post forced me to think about some of the choices that I’m making about the way that I’m pursuing my work and opened my eyes up to codified prioritization systems.

  10. Email, calendar, todo, chat ... How are you keeping it all straight?

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    While maybe only hitting zero four or five times in the last ten years, I've subscribed to the "inbox zero" / getting things done (GTD) philosophy and have used my email as a to-do list. The...

    While maybe only hitting zero four or five times in the last ten years, I've subscribed to the "inbox zero" / getting things done (GTD) philosophy and have used my email as a to-do list. The people that I lead know to send me emails if they or I are meant to perform work born from the conversation that we've shared. Its been great in not missing anything -- its been horrible from a prioritization standpoint. A third to half of my email are bodiless emails to myself where the subject line would look like a to-do list entry to most others.

    I'm curious how you approach your day and keep yourself organized if you're getting and giving work. Do you have a master to-do list that you work off of? Are you living in email all day? How do you keep track of prioritization and ensure that nothing slips between the cracks.

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